Thursday, February 18, 2016

Todd: Five Months Old

Five Month Stats
Weight: 17 pounds 10 ounces (taken yesterday at the pediatrician)
Height: 26 inches (taken at home)
Diapers: Size 3 
Clothes: 6 Month and 9 Month clothes, 9 Month PJs (his thighs got too big for his 6 month PJs haha) 
Eating: Nurses six times in a 24 hour period. Five times during the day (every 3 hours) and then once in the middle of the night, after about 8-10 hours of sleep. We will start solids with him soon! 
Sleeping: Today of all days is not the day for me to talk about his sleep! He had a horrible night between croup and rolling..he's a MESS. He still doesn't know how to roll back to tummy and he's only comfy to sleep on his tummy...so he rolls to his back 1-10 times a night and gets pissed! Okay, so it's usually once, but last night was bad. He goes to bed at 7pm and doesn't eat until around 2-4 am, then sleeps til 7ish am. He's kicking butt with naps and is taking 3 solid naps, usually 1.5-2 hours for the first two naps and then a cat nap in the evening. One day this week he took 2 2+ hour naps so he didn't need his cat nap.


New Things!
*Was diagnosed yesterday with his second case of croup and his first ear infection. He's on a steroid for the croup and antibiotic for the ear infection. Still a happy, happy guy!
*LOVES his bottle! Crazy! Can even hold it himself sometimes. Takes 5-6 ounces once every other day. Only takes breast milk...I got formula samples and he hates it.
*Can hold onto toys and of course puts things straight in his mouth. 
*Loves pulling his pull toys on his car seat. During car rides I just hear his toys going the whole time. 
*Loves rolling onto his back in the middle of the night....
*Loves his hands. Meserized by them. 
*So, so, so close to rolling back to tummy...cannot come soon enough. 
*Seriously seems like he's teething...but I said this for months and months with Embry.
*Wearing his amber teething necklace now.
*Seems close to sitting up, the pediatrician predicted he'd be an early sitter, but he's not there quite yet. 
*Just adores Embry. Finds her in the room at all times and smiles and giggles at her. Even when she's bugging him...hah.
*Loves his baths, getting water poured on his head he kicks and goes WILD. 
*Getting very easily distracted when nursing. If I want him to get a good feeding and stuff is going on, I sometimes have to leave the busy room and feed him in his room.    

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Monday, February 15, 2016

The House of Higgins: February 15

Super Bowl Party

Last Sunday we hosted a Super Bowl Party with some friends and neighbors. We had a great time and the kids had a ball....and tore our house inside out! Hah!

 
My veggie "pizza"


Jacob's jalepeno poppers








Our Week



 
Cuties before E headed off to school!



Gymnastics!




Valentine's craft event at YMCA

Caroline and Embry


Big boy holding his own bottle



I don't know why I just adore this photo so much! Her happy little spirit!

Prince Toddy getting doted on




E and her loot after her Valentine's School Party!




Matching overalls!



The three musketeers!




I told Embry Todd was awake and a second later she was in his room taking of his sleepsack in his crib haha


Sweetest boy!


Valentine's Outfit from Great Aunt Jamie and family!






William's Super Hero Party

Saturday in the midst of our visitors, E had yet another birthday party for one of her besties! She was psyched to wear her new super hero garb and go somewhere with "just Mommy".









She wouldn't take off her mask all day! Haha





Cousin Nicole Visits, Grandparents, and Valentine's Day!

Jacob's cousin Nicole was in town all week for a work event and extended her trip to stay with us Friday-Sunday! It was so much fun having her and catching up! We hadn't seen her since we flew to her wedding with Embry in September of 2013 in San Fran! Saturday Kiki and E-Pa came to visit since Nicole was here! We all met back up Sunday for a Valentine's brunch and hanging at our house.




Pizza crust to gnaw on.




Arboretum Saturday morning



Playing with E-Pa

Kiki and Toddy

The whole gang playing play-doh

Toddy sleeping in the pack n play in our room



We set up her "fairy door" on Valentine's Eve to surprise her with in the morning.

True Embry fashion... when I pointed out the fairy dust (sparkles) on the ground she went to get her broom to clean it up. haha

Performing for Toddy!

In the mix of things Sunday morning my old co-worker stopped by for a visit. She moved away 2 years ago so it'd been awhile!

Nicole and the kiddos

E-Pa, Nicole, and Kiki and the babes


Family on Valentine's morning!

Playing with her fairy door!



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Toddy giggling with Kiki


e&e had a Valentine's play date Sunday afternoon ;)


 

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